15 septiembre 2010

Sd.Kfz. 221: "A (last) night in Tunisia"

"A (last) night in Tunisia" for this old warrior, at the end of the north-african campaign. The Bronco kit is a nice model but sadly along with some errors it retains the interior of the normal 221: the s.Pz.B. 41 version had a rearranged interior (ammo stowage, radio, etc) and as reliable info on this is scarce or non-existant, I had to base my work on the 222/223 series and some educated guesswork. I'm very happy with the result and has changed the perception I had of the 221 as the "ugly duck" of the family: definitely it is nicer than the Sd.Kfz. 222 / Sd.Kfz. 223 series.

Painting is a Tamiya mix for the sand base colour, and all the follow-up work was made by brush (and a bit of sponge) with a combination of Tamiya enamels, Vallejo acrylics, pin washes, MiG filters and some pastels and pigments on the underside. Stay tuned for the complete printed article!